Paul Rush
Michael YoungerA prosecutor up on ethics charges related to the collapse of a triple murder case three years ago faced a panel of fellow attorneys Monday and defended himself.
Paul Rush, assistant district attorney in the 10th Judicial District of Bradley, McMinn, Monroe and Polk counties, faced three ethics allegations brought by the Board of Professional Responsibility, the disciplinary agency for Tennessee lawyers.
They arose from the 2010 “debacle” when Michael Younger, on trial for three counts of murder and robbery in the 1999 Valentine’s Day slaying in Cleveland, walked free on a mistrial.
The questions: Did Rush hide information helpful to the defense?
Did he ask a witness a question the judge specifically had ordered not be asked?